Tata Group named TCS chief N Chandrasekaran as the new Executive Chairman of Tata Sons on Thursday, over two months after the unceremonious sacking of Cyrus Mistry.
Tata Group named TCS chief N Chandrasekaran as the new Executive Chairman of Tata Sons on Thursday, over two months after the unceremonious sacking of Cyrus Mistry.
"The Board of Directors of Tata Sons, at its meeting , appointed N Chandrasekaran as Executive Chairman. This is as per the unanimous recommendation of the Selection Committee," the company said in a statement.
Popularly known as 'Chandra', the 54-year-old will take charge at the helm of Tata Sons, the main holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate from February 21.
He was chosen to step into the shoes of interim Chairman Ratan Tata, who took over on October 24 last year after the removal of Mistry. Chandrasekaran's tenure has not been announced. There is also no word on what role Tata Group would give to Ratan Tata, who temporary took on the role of chairman after Mistry's ouster.
1. Chandrasekaran is the first non-Parsi chairman of Tata
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Since it's inception in 1868, the Tata Group will see it's first non-Parsi chairman from February of 2017 in the form of N. Chandrasekaran, a Tamil, born in the town of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu (Image Courtesy: Vipin Pawar, DNA)
2. He is an avid endurance runner
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He started training as a long distance runner at the age of 44 and has completed several marathons, including Mumbai, Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Prague, Stockholm, Salzburg and New York among others. (Image Courtesy: PTI)
3. He is a photographer and a connoisseur of music
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The 54 year-old lives in Mumbai with his wife Lalitha and son Pranav, he is a lover of the arts, he enjoys photography and music (Image Courtesy: PTI)
4. He was one of the youngest CEOs of Tata
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Chandrasekaran joined TCS in 1987 after completing his Masters in Computer Applications from the Regional Engineering College, Trichy in Tamil Nadu. He was also one of the youngest CEOs of Tata Group when he took over TCS on October 6, 2009, prior to which he was COO and Executive Director.
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5. And there's still more....
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He was voted the best CEO in 2015 Annual All-Asia Executive Team rankings, his contribution to the field of business earned him an honorary doctorate from Netherlands’ top business school His Nyenrode Business Universiteit. and he was also appointed on the board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2016. (Image Courtesy: AFP)
